Two military men, Captain Flagg and Sergeant Quirt, who are rivals to begin with, grow more at odds with each other when Quirt is made Flagg's top sergeant. And when a local beauty comes between them, their rivalry escalates even further. But when they discover that the woman has marriage in mind, they now compete to try to avoid marching down the aisle - that is, until they are called upon to march into battle.
Acting
Cagney's volcanic energy bouncing off Dailey's dopey charm.
Direction
Ford's action economy in WWI trenches, comedy elsewhere.
Director
John Ford
James Cagney
Captain Flagg
Dan Dailey
Sergeant Quirt
Corinne Calvet
Charmaine
Robert Wagner
Private Lewisohn
William Demarest
Corporal Kiper
Henri Letondal
Cognac Pete
Craig Hill
Lieutenant Aldrich
Marisa Pavan
Nicole Bouchard
Max Showalter
Lieutenant Moore
James Gleason
General Cokely
Wally Vernon
Lipinsky
Torben Meyer
Mayor
Harry Morgan
Sergeant Moran
Lee MacGregor
Young Marine
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ford made this as a favor to Fox to escape his contract—his heart was already at Monument Valley preparing The Searchers.
The original 1926 film was banned in several cities for its 'unpatriotic' portrayal of soldiers; the 1952 version played it safe and sank.
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